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datare

to date

verb dah-TAH-reh Rare
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Origin: From Latin data (littera), 'dated (letter)', from dare, 'to give'.

Usage Note

Datare means to assign a date to something (datare un documento = to date a document) or, with da, to date from a certain period (questo edificio data dal Medioevo = this building dates from the Middle Ages).

Examples

"Gli esperti hanno datato il manoscritto al XIV secolo."

Natural Translation

The experts dated the manuscript to the 14th century.

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